When Sun Jian was winning a series of battles in Hongnong, Yuan Shu was having a banquet in Luoyang. Now he is honored as a hussar general, and he has made great achievements in recovering the capital. There are thirteen states in the world, including Youzhou, Bingzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Xuzhou.
, the five states of Qingzhou respected him as the leader of the alliance, and they wanted to kill the national thief Dong Zhuo at the sight of it. The so-called restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the re-establishment of the country was nothing more than that.
Correspondingly, his brother Yuan Shao did nothing. Although in name, after Yuan Wei's death, Yuan Shao, who was Yuan Cheng's stepson, should be the leader of the Yuan clan, this is indeed the case. Today, most of the many princes in Suanzao are
They spontaneously surrounded Yuan Shao, former officials of the Yuan clan, and supported him as the leader of the anti-Dong alliance. However, in the more than a year since he raised his army, Yuan Shao had successively lost troops and generals, and had no victory against Dong Zhuo. In Yuan Shu's view, the two of them could
Make a decision.
When he regained Luoyang, he originally wanted to invite Yuan Shao to come to worship his ancestors and seize the opportunity to annex him. In this way, the heroes of Guandong could only follow his lead. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao was very vigilant. After receiving the letter, he only cited busy military affairs as an excuse.
, sent his eldest son Yuan Tan to worship on his behalf, which made his plan come to nothing. However, Yuan Shu did not take it seriously. As the war against Dong developed, his reputation spread far and wide, and many jujube princes also sized up the situation at the right time and wrote to him secretly.
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What pleased him the most was that Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, also secretly sent a letter. The letter said that Yuan Shao was "narrow-minded, short-tempered, and hypocritical." He further said that Yuan Shao had been entrusted by the ministers and had important responsibilities for the court, and Qiao Mao
I was entrusted by the ministers of the DPRK to initiate the crusade against Dong and spread the message to the prefectures. I should be unswervingly committed to the rejuvenation of the country, so I am willing to give up Yuan Shao, respect Yuan Shu as my superior, and continue to crusade against Dong Daye.
Liu Biao in Xiangyang also sent his eldest son Liu Qi to congratulate him after he heard that Yuan Shu had regained Luoyang, and sent more than 100,000 bushels of rice and grains one after another. On the third day of February, Liu Qi met Yuan Shu, and he kowtowed three times and nine times to show respect to Yuan Shu.
He said: "The general's divine power will flatten the district and bring prosperity to all the people. All the people in Jingzhou will be followed. Only the general will follow." Then he also claimed that Jingzhou will send Kuai Liang, who is in charge of governing the country, to come to Luoyang to assist Yuan Shu in his fight against Dong.
Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard this, but then he remembered Liu Biao's mistake of killing his subordinates indiscriminately, and teased Liu Qi: "My father was one of the eight heroes, but he was favored by Dong Zhuo. He was appointed as the shepherd of a state, and he killed the righteous people."
, Now that Dong Zhuo is about to fall, he will turn against him, so where is the trustworthiness?"
Liu Qi looked horrified when he heard this, and it took him a long time to reply: "Your Excellency, you are helping the cavalry because you are obeying the great righteousness. How can you say that you have no faith?" Yuan Shu laughed loudly and rewarded Liu Qi with a volume of "The Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng", indicating that he should act accordingly.
Have the ambition to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor.
After Liu Qi returned to Xiangyang, Liu Biao asked him what he had seen in Luoyang. Liu Qi replied: "The Eastern Capital is in decay, the palace walls are broken, basil grows in the streets and alleys, and corpses are occasionally seen lying on the ground, but they cannot be heard. There are only merit monuments inside and outside the two palaces."
The dragon gate is shining brightly, but the cars and horses are passing by quietly, and the white people outside the gate are scattered."
When the chief secretary Kuai Liang heard about it, he turned to congratulate Liu Biao and said: "How lucky you are! Luoyang was originally the residence of the emperor. It is surrounded by the dangers of eight passes and the prosperity of the Central Plains. Since ancient times, it has been an important place for using troops to appease the people.
What the world wants. Now that Yuan Shu is stationed there, he cannot bring peace to the people and recruit talented people. He can be said to be in a treasure house without taking any money. How is it different from grass and trees? I think it is difficult for him to do anything.
Got it!"
So Liu Qi was asked to comment on the people under Yuan Shu. Liu Qi thought for a moment and replied slowly: "Under Yuan Shu, I have seen more of his staff but not his generals. The most important thing about his staff is Yan Xiang, Shi Yiguan, Shu Shao
, Han Yin, Hui Qu and five others."
Liu Biao said "Oh", with a smile on his face, and said to Liu Qi: "No need to say any more." He turned to Kuai Liang and smiled: "These five people are all my old acquaintances. Yuan Gongli uses these five people."
, there will definitely be no success, it will not be difficult for your brother to regain Nanyang."
"Why did you say this?"
"Yan Xiang always speaks prudent words when he is planning for the country, but I have never heard of him in my dealings with him. He may be a governor in peacetime, but he can hardly be a counselor in troubled times."
"Shi Yiguan came from the Hongdu sect, but he is just a licker. He may have some literary skills, but he only knows how to write and write. How can he achieve anything?"
"Shu Shao is a kind-hearted and wise man who is willing to do good and charity. He has a long-standing reputation and is supported by the people. I also deeply respect him. But he does not understand the general situation, does not understand obedience, sticks to small details, and lives in troubled times. He is just a drag."
"Both Han Yin and Hui Qu are good at using their lips and tongues to confuse the common people, but in fact they are empty-handed and have only false reputations."
Liu Biao finally concluded: "Yuan Shu reused these five people, and he was able to win consecutive battles and regain Luoyang. It seems that it is all the credit of Sun Wentai and Chen Tingjian."
After hearing this, Kuai Liang could not help but hold up his palms with joy and said: "Shijun has such a vision and sees people so accurately. Compared with Yuan Gong's mediocre people, there is a huge difference from Shijun. It seems that the alliance with Yuan Benchu
, but there is no need to hesitate.”
Liu Biao promised, so he immediately summoned his staff Pang Ji and wrote a secret letter in handwriting, ordering him to rush for the jujube and deliver it to Yuan Shao. Then he sent an order to Kuai Yue: hurry up and lead the army west along the Mian River to capture Deng County quickly.
, Shandu, Zhuyang, Yin County, Wudang and other places.
Although Xiangyang is a huge city, there is no shelter to the north of Xiangyang every day. Yuan Shu's army marches from Wancheng and arrives in the morning and evening, Liu Biao feels a thorn in his back. If he can succeed this time, Kuai Yue will gain the west side of Xiangyang.
Barrier, then Xiangyang city defense can be completely consolidated, and Liu Biao can sleep peacefully.
Pang Ji knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to delay. He immediately set off with three fast horses, not daring to rest in the middle. When the horses were tired, he changed horses. When he was hungry and thirsty, he ate and drank on the horse. In one day and two nights, Pang Ji
After running for nearly 500 miles, we finally arrived at Jujube in the early morning of the 10th day of the lunar month.
After receiving the recapture, Yuan Shao immediately asked his subordinates to arrange for Pang Ji to rest, and then summoned all the staff in the palace to discuss the next action. Everyone had not had breakfast, so Yuan Shao arranged for people to cook goose meat porridge, and he and his staff ate together.
Negotiate.
He took two sips of porridge water and first asked Xu You beside him: "Now that Liu Jingsheng is willing to form an alliance with us, the south of the highway will also respond to me. It can be said that everything is ready. What do you think?"
Xu You touched the sparse beard on his chin, thought for a while and replied: "Now that we have reached this point, you can no longer hesitate. If Sun Wentai really wants to pacify Dong Zhuo and Yuan Jiuji comes to power, will we still have a good life?
?The matter is urgent and Qiao Mao should be killed immediately! Then Chen troops attacked Yingchuan and forced Sun Wentai to withdraw his troops! Once Sun Wentai withdrew, Chen Tingjian could not go deep alone, and naturally everything would stop."
Yuan Shao remained silent. He tapped the porridge bowl with his bamboo chopsticks and sighed: "Just like this, I have been raising Wangwang for more than ten years, and it can be said to be ruined."
Guo Tu laughed loudly when he heard the words on the other side. He pointed at Yuan Shao and said: "Why should you hesitate? You must know those who are hopeful, and distinguish the hope of troubled times from the hope of governing the world. Those who hope to govern the world should be friends with the ministers at the top, and protect the common people at the bottom.
The great reputation of the monarch has become the ritual of ancient and modern times. In the troubled times, the king has a heroic strategy, plans and plans, has the external ability to defeat the heroes, and the internal ability to destroy the fierce bandits, but it is about the clear strategy and not about the integrity."
At this point, Guo Tu pointed to the west again and said: "Now is the time of great chaos. If you have a great career in mind, you should practice the way of a king, show extraordinary strategies, and show extraordinary courage! If you can first
After Yuan Shu was defeated, Guandong was unified, Guanlong was pacified, and the Western Region was restored, how many people can accuse the envoy?"
"When Guangwu was established in Hebei, he had no choice but to rely on Gengshi Xie Gong's strong support. However, Guangwu broke the treaty, attacked the alliance, and seized the city of Ye. Xie Gong had no way out, and was instead captured and killed by Wu Han. Only then did he become the emperor. But who can tell you now?
, dare to say that Guangwu is a villain who betrays the alliance and has no faith?"
When Xun Chen heard this, he put down his porridge bowl and smiled at him: "Chen Tingjian once said that."
Guo Tu was stunned and his face turned pale. Everyone laughed when they saw this. Yuan Shao waved his hands and said with a smile: "Chen Tingjian is a rotten scholar, it's not enough to criticize! What the public principles say is the right principle." He finally made up his mind and said seriously:
"It's just the matter of killing Qiao Mao that I shouldn't do. As the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Gongshan has the power to supervise the county governor. He and Qiao Mao have always been at odds, so let's leave this matter to him."
No one had any objections, but Xin Ping of Yingchuan asked: "It's just that the location of Dongjun is very important, with a big river flowing in the middle and adjacent to three states. According to our previous plan, after the envoy captures Jizhou, he must first pacify Youyan and then capture Qingxu."
, the safety of the front and back is all in this place. Not to mention that in the future, the Central Plains will be used, and Dongjun is also the fundamental place. Once Qiao Mao dies, Dongjun will have no owner, so who should you guard it?"
Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and then replied: "Now that Liu Dai has been asked to kill Qiao Mao, the post of governor of Dongjun may not be in our hands, so we can only seize the post of captain first." Meng De said in the letter that he will not be here soon.
He will return to Chenliu, and Meng De has always been friendly with Chenliu and Zhang Miao, so why not let him lead his army to stay in Dongjun temporarily in the name of helping to defend Heishan!"
After all matters were discussed, everyone took orders and left.
On this day, the sky over the jujube was cloudless. Only the golden brilliance of spring could be seen in the clear blue sky. These brilliance were as slender as silk threads, but they spread continuously over the mountains, making the Chenliu wilderness even more open.
Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, was very happy when he saw this scene, so he led more than ten of his guards out of the city for an outing. Along the way, Qiao Mao saw that the fields were gradually turning green, willows were lined on both sides of the river, poplars and elm pods were flying, and wild animals and birds were flying.
They all appeared in groups, which made him feel relaxed and happy.
The purpose of his trip was to the south bank of the river. Still two or three miles away, he could hear a rumbling sound. As he got closer, the sound gradually became louder. It turned out that the Yellow River was thawing, the ice cracked, and the ice
Blocks and ice blocks collided with each other in the rapids, shattered, and flew in the rolling waves, resulting in a deafening sound.
In Qiao Mao's view, this sound was like thunder that awakened all things. He smiled and said to his followers: "The Yellow River floods are a sign of the recovery of living beings. Now that the situation is improving, I believe that by the end of March, we will be able to return to life again."
Seeing the emperor, the country has been restored to peace. I stayed in Suanzao for nearly a year with nothing to do. Fortunately, I will return to Luoyang the day after tomorrow."
He broke off a willow branch on the river bank as a souvenir and walked back at noon.
Unexpectedly, when he returned to Suanzao, he saw Liu Dai standing at the gate of the city, and he suddenly felt worried. He had many conflicts with Liu Dai over the matter of food and grass, and they had different opinions on the matter of war and peace. They were not the same people. So he
He wanted to pretend that he had not seen him and went around to the west to enter the city, but Liu Dai sent an envoy to stop him. Liu Dai walked forward and asked jokingly: "Why is Yuan Wei avoiding me?"
Qiao Mao sneered and said: "The road is at my feet. I will go wherever I want to go. Why?"
After he finished speaking, he immediately walked out of the crowd. Liu Dai didn't say anything. When Qiao Mao showed his back, he suddenly pulled out his guard's knife and struck with a violent blow. The tip of the knife broke out of Qiao Mao's chest. Liu Dai drew the knife again.
A one-foot-large gap was sprayed with blood, and Qiao Mao died on the spot.
Subsequently, Liu Dai accused Qiao Mao of embezzling military rations and not caring about the country's interests. He displayed his body to the public and took the opportunity to surrender to his old subordinates.
At that time, Yuan Shao appointed Zhou Zhe, a native of Kuaiji, as the governor of Yuzhou. Together with his brothers Zhou Xin and Zhou Ang, they led a total of 30,000 troops and headed south towards Yingchuan.